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This evening, Nintendo delivered some of the saddest news that gamers have heard all year. The caring and devoted Satoru Iwata, age 55, has passed away of health complications from bile duct growth. Nintendo's direct statement read: "Nintendo Co.

By Sato . July 12, 2015 . 9:24am It was during theSan Diego Comic-Con five years ago that Tekken X Street Fighter was originally announced, and while we haven't heard much about it since then, Tekken series producer Katsuhiro Harada shed some ligh...

A thousand Japanese people were asked who their "most favorite" manga artists were. The results may surprise you. Maybe not! Website Charapedia published the results of the poll. Out of the thousand who participated, 52 percent were men, 48 percen...

Toho Animation's official YouTube channel began streaming new commercials for the ongoing TV anime of SankakuHead's (Uzura Convenience, Arakure Neverland) manga, Himouto! Umaru-chan, on Sunday. The new commercials are for the OP song "Kakushin-tek...

The full poster for the Yu-Gi-Oh! : The Dark Side of Dimensions anime film was unveiled recently. Said poster was first seen in the Yu-Gi-Oh! Comic Con Panel last Saturday. The poster revealed the film's tagline: "Once more, to that fighting stage.

TOKYO (AP)  I'm Japanese and so I'm a sucker for cute things, like manga, quirky figurines and mascot characters. And Pepper, the new companion robot from Tokyo-based technology company Softbank Corp.

Written by: William on July 13, 2015 at 8:14 am | In LIFESTYLE | No Comments The debacle over the new Tokyo National Stadium is the gift that keeps on giving. Not a week goes by without yet another government U-turn or yet another bump in the alre...

In this second clip from Shuriken Sentai Ninninger episode 20, we will get to see the first robot mode transformation and battle debut of the newest lion type mecha in the Super Sentai universe! Oh, and he is till voiced by that singer who perform...

4k Media Inc. announced in their Comic Con International panel that the upcoming Yu-Gi-Oh! film now titled Yu-Gi-Oh! : The Dark Side of Dimensions is set for a Spring 2016 release in Japan and will get an international premiere later that year.

Junpei Yasuda (left) appears in a report from Syria that was broadcast on TBS News in 2012 TOKYO (TR) - Junpei Yasuda, a Japanese journalist, has gone missing in Syria. The freelance journalist, 41, has not been in contact with his close friends s...

During the ARCS caravan event in Okinawa, it was announced that Sega's hit MMORPG, Phantasy Star Online 2, will be getting itself a TV anime adaptation, which is already slated some time in 2016. This new TV anime adaptation will be taking place i...

Good news, everyone; the folks at 4K Media Inc. , the company that handles the Yu-Gi-Oh! franchise's license and marketing, have announced at Comic Con that Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters is now on Crunchyroll in its uncut glory.

The progress is slow and faint, but its there nontheless. As we see Working! ! ! for the last time, Its hard not to see just how chill and lax the show is still. In some ways being relaxing, mildly funny and making everyday mundane life entertaini...

OLDCODEX unveiled the jacket covers, full track list, and teaser music video for new single Feed A. Their 11th single has tie-up as theme song for upcoming anime GOD EATER. Single Feed A comes on two editions hitting stores August 5th 2015.

On that day, humanity received a grim reminder. Vantage's First Impression I have to admit, I am conflicted. I was initially interested in God Eater because of its premise and that Alisa babe with the red hat, but the former is giving me a heavy s...

'異国の王子' (Ikoku no Ouji) "The Foreign Prince" Ignore the principles of war at your own peril. Assume you know what Arslan's group will do at your misfortune. But most of all, try to out-drink Farangis at your doom.

Japanese drama king Kimura Takuya arrived in Taiwan yesterday for the first time in his 28-year performing arts career. Hundreds of fans greeted the top Japanese pop idol as he arrived on his first trip to Taiwan.

"Have you come to kill me? " Impression I was both amused and yet not surprised to learn that bunny girl likes carrots. Isn't that just adorable? I think her ears are actually fake as she didn't have them on in the prison, but still - chou kawaii.

A PV for the official OST of Kyoani's recently concluded series Hibike Euphonium has given listeners a short sample of the wide assortment of music incorporated into the anime, giving fans something to listen to whilst they await some kind of movi...

Game includes new characters Hibiki and Naoto; location tests in Akihabara start on July 18 Japanese video game developer Arc System Works announced BlazBlue Central Fiction, the newest arcade game in its BlazBlue fighting game franchise, at the "...

My dream is that someday fantasy anime will learn that you can deliver backstory without having to resort to long monologues. The opening fight scene in this episode was pretty cool, and the world itself seems interesting (albeit inconsistent-the ...

This season's anime adaptation of SankakuHead's (Uzura Convenience, Arakure Neverland) manga, Himouto! Umaru-chan, has been pretty well received but that didn't stop fans nitpicking. In Episode 1 of Himouto!

FUNimation has announced its first summer 2015 titles for the Broadcast Dub program. Engish dubs of the anime adaptations of Akira Hiramoto's Prison School, Kohske's Gangata. and Yū Moroboshi and Yuka Nakajima's Kūsen Madōshi Kōhosei no Kyōkan/Sky...

SAN DIEGO (AP) - For now, it may be just a hobby, but for the costumed fans at the Comic-Con pop culture expo this past weekend, dressing up can be a first step toward an entertainment career. Costume play - or cosplay - has become a huge componen...

Japan are often known for a wide variety of weird products and ideas in general, and a new smartphone game which re-imagines popular Pokemon characters as broken down, middle-aged men, titled Ojimon is now available for free from the Japanese Andr...

We've now entered the back story portion of the arc where tragedy is the dish of the day. No matter how pleasant and beautiful the setting may seem, the shit will hit the fan and the tear ducts will open once Mother Sea begins to play.

The Osomatsu-kun anime celebrating the 80th anniversary of the birth of "Gag Manga King" Fujio Akatsuka has wrapped up the introduction of the comedy's sextuplets with Miyu Irino (Kingdom Hearts' Sora) as the grown-up version of the carefree young...

A fantasy adventure story! With a lead character who's totally full of himself and a crazy princess who reminds me of Shinoa. This season is so amazing guys! *cries* Share this: Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Share on Facebook (Op...

Hell yeah. So happy this got a sequel. Can't wait for the rest. It's pretty much just like before. Which is the highest of compliments. Share this: Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to sh...

The official website for the upcoming new original anime film based on Wataru Watanabe's Yowamushi Pedal manga began streaming the a 80-second main trailer featuring its ending theme song "Link" by LASTGASP on Friday.